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Attack on Titan S1E16 — What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)

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Attack on Titan•Season 1•Episode 16

What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)

8.2/10 · 33,548 votesJul 28, 201324 min

Ranked #23 of 25 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

Everyone is a suspect in the investigation to find out who killed the two test-subject Titans. Meanwhile, the cadets pick which military branch they'll be joining, but after the harrowing events in the Trost attack, many are uncertain which branch to choose.

Directed byKeisuke Onishi, Yasushi Muroya

Written byYasuko Kobayashi

Previous episodeE15 · Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2)Next episodeE17 · Female Titan: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (1)

Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes25

To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina (1) still

To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina (1)

That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina (2) still

That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina (2)

A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback (1) still

A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback (1)

The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback (2) still

The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback (2)

First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1) still

First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1)

The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost (2) still

The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost (2)

Small Blade: The Struggle for Trost (3) still

Small Blade: The Struggle for Trost (3)

I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost (4) still

I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost (4)

Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost (5) still

Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost (5)

Response: The Struggle for Trost (6) still

Response: The Struggle for Trost (6)

Idol: The Struggle for Trost (7) still

Idol: The Struggle for Trost (7)

Wound: The Struggle for Trost (8) still

Wound: The Struggle for Trost (8)

Primal Desire: The Struggle for Trost (9) still

Primal Desire: The Struggle for Trost (9)

Can't Look into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1) still

Can't Look into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1)

Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2) still

Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2)

What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3) still

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What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)

Female Titan: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (1) still

Female Titan: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (1)

Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (2) still

Forest of Giant Trees: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (2)

Bite: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (3) still

Bite: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (3)

Erwin Smith: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (4) still

Erwin Smith: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (4)

Crushing Blow: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (5) still

Crushing Blow: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (5)

The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6) still

The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6)

Smile: Assault on Stohess (1) still

Smile: Assault on Stohess (1)

Mercy: Assault on Stohess (2) still

Mercy: Assault on Stohess (2)

Wall: Assault on Stohess (3) still

Wall: Assault on Stohess (3)

Cast7

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Armin Arlert (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Connie Springer (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Eren Yeager (voice)

Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Jean Kirstein (voice)

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Mikasa Ackerman (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi

Sasha Blouse (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Zeke (voice)

Crew12

Yasuko Kobayashi

Yasuko Kobayashi

Writer

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Shunryo Yamamura

Animation Director

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Satomi Miyazaki

Animation Director

S

Satoshi Sakai

Animation Director

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Toshihiro Kikuchi

Animation Director

S

Shinichi Nozaki

Animation Director

T

Takaaki Chiba

Animation Director

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Keisuke Onishi

Director

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Yasushi Muroya

Director

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Toshiyuki Sato

Animation Director

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Toshihiro Kikuchi

Key Animation

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Yuriko Ikehara

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)" is episode 16 of Attack on Titan season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 33,548 votes, ranking #23 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Keisuke Onishi, Yasushi Muroya and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on July 28, 2013.

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